Overview

Dexmedetomidine Sedation Versus General Anaesthesia for Inguinal Hernia Surgery in Infants

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2021-01-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This is a prospective randomized controlled trial comparing dexmedetomidine sedation with caudal anaesthesia, and general sevoflurane anaesthesia with caudal anaesthesia for inguinal herniotomies in neonates and infants below 3 months of age. The investigators will compare the efficacy and adverse events associated with each of these techniques and neurodevelopmental outcomes of the infants in each group at 6 months and 2 years of age.
Phase:
Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Collaborators:
Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences
Singhealth Foundation
Treatments:
Anesthetics
Dexmedetomidine
Sevoflurane